Painting or drawing implement



Aug. 27, 1963 P. TRATT 3,101,568

PAINTING oR DRAWING IMPLEMENT Filed May 51, 1961 ATTRNE YS United StatesPatent O 3,101,568 PAINTING R DRAWING MPLEMENT Phil Tratt, 3450 VanHorne Ave., Apt. 1, Montreal, Quebec, Canada Filed May 31, 1961, Ser.No. 113,746 3 Claims. (Cl. 45-131) The present invention relates toadrawing and painting implement and more particularly to 1a new supportfor artwork media such as a painting canvas, cardboard or drawing sheet.

It is an object of the present invention to provide an implement whichis light and will hold on the canvas, cardboard or sheet and which willpermit painting or drawing without the hand or 'arm 'ever touching theworking sur-face.

It is a further yobject of the invention to provide such slides an armspanning the frame and carrying la slider which travels in a directionnormal to the direction of ltravel of the arm. Furthermore, a rest plateover which the artists arm or forearm may rest is pivotally mounted onthe slider.

Further advantages and other objects of the invention will becomeapparent as the following description of a preferred embodiment of theinvention proceeds having regard to the appended drawings wherein:

FIG. 1 shows a perspective view of the invention,

FIG. 2 is a cross-section taken |along line 2-2 of FIG. 1,

FIG. 3 illustrates a perspective view of part of the laterally movingarm, and

FIG. 4 is also a perspective view of the central portion of the arm.

As best seen in FIGURE 1, the implement consists of a substantiallyrectangular frame 1 having two parallel l-ateral members 3 and twoparallel transverse members 5. A rigid board 7 is Xed to one side of theframe and is provided with a set of -apertures 9. The painting canvas,cardboard, drawing sheet, or Asimilar `artwork medium, is received overboard 7 and apertures 9 serve to press the said canvas or sheetoutwardly to remove it :from frame 1.

Lateral members 3 of frame lare provided with longif tudinal grooves 11for the reception of cooperating lugs 13 upstanding from theundersurface of an arm 115 adapted to bridge the frame as shown inFIGURE 1. Lugs 13 -being received in grooves 11, form guides permittingarm 15 to be ydisplaced longitudinally of frame 1. It would be possible,of course, t-o reverse the tongues and groove as between arm 15 andmembers 3 `and yet obtain the same guiding function.

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Bridging arm 15 is preferably substantially rectangular in cross-sectionand receives thereon a slider 17 which is U-shaped in cross-section asbest seen in FIGURE 4` This slider is slidably mounted on arm 15 -sothat it can travel in a direction normal to movement of arm 15. For thatpurpose, the lateral legs 19 of the U are bent inwardly under arm 15.

Finally, a rest plate 21 is pivotally mounted over sup-- port 17 by anysuitable known means.

It will therefore be understood that it ispossible to move bridging `arm15 longitudinally of the frame as indicated by arrows A-A; slider 17spanwise along the bridging arm transversely of the frame as indicatedby arrows B-B and rest plate angularly Ias indicated by :arrows C-C ofFIG. 4.

This implement therefore `affords la rest lfor the artists hand andforearm without ever touching the working surface of the canvas,cardboard or drawing sheet. Furthermore, the implement affords completeuniversal movement to any location on the board.

Although a specific embodiment of this invention has been described, itis to be understood that various changes 'may be carried out whileremaining within the scope of the invention, which scope should only beconstrued from the appended claims.

I claim:

1. In combination with an easel for supporting la working surface duringexecution of artwork thereon by a human operator, an implementcomprising: a bridging member `spanning said easel; said bridgingmemberbeing slidable relative to said easel in a direction transverse tothe spanwise dimension of said bridging member; a slider supported onsaid bridging member dior travel therealong in said spranwise dimensionthereof, and an armrest pivotally mounted on said slider whereon thehuman arm of said operator is rested yet freely maneuverable over saideasel in any combination of linear and angular motions necessitated inexecuting said artwork by said human arm.

2. An` implement as in claim 1, wherein said bridging member is slidablerelative to said easel due to guides extending laterally of said easel,said guides comprising: cooperating tongue vand .groove members'formingrespective portions 4of said easel and Is-aid bridging member.

3. An implement `as in claim 1, wherein said easel is of a lightweightportable type comprising a frame for supporting said slidable bridgingmember and a board for supporting said working surface, `said boardbein-g detachable from said frame in a direction away from said bridgingmember.

References Cited in the file of this patent n UNITED STATES PATENTS l864,254 Perkins Aug. 27, 1907 956,013 .Willis Apr. 26, 1910 2,723,097Tyler NOV. 8, 1955 2,814,142 Warwick NOV. 26, 1957 2,815,600 Candle Dec.10, 1957 2,855,721 Shelly Oct. 14, 1958 2,957,270 Kennamer Oct. 25, 1960

1. IN COMBINATION WITH AN EASEL FOR SUPPORTING A WORKING SURFACE DURINGEXECUTION OF ARTWORK THEREON BY A HUMAN OPERATOR, AN IMPLEMENTCOMPRISING: A BRIDGING MEMBER SPANNING SAID EASEL; SAID BRIDGING MEMBERBEING SLIDABLE RELATIVE TO SAID EASEL IN A DIRECTION TRANSVERSE TO THESPANWISE DIMENSION OF SAID BRIDGING MEMBER; A SLIDER SUPPORTED ON SAIDBRIDGING MEMBER FOR TRAVEL THEREALONG IN SAID SPANWISE DIMENSIONTHEREOF, AND AN ARMREST PIVOTALLY MOUNTED ON SAID SLIDER WHEREON THEHUMAN ARM OF SAID OPERATOR IS RESTED YET FREELY MANEUVERABLE OVER SAIDEASEL IN ANY COMBINATION OF LINEAR AND ANGULAR MOTIONS NECESSITATED INEXECUTING SAID ARTWORK BY SAID HUMAN ARM.